The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-29

adopted daughter. The funeral was con-
Quoted BY the pastor ofthe Friends church
at Des Moines. IN which faith Mr.. Cottell
was brought up.
Mr.. Cottell came to Iowa in territorial
times. and was senator in ono of the party
state legislatures from the eastern part OF
the state. He then was elected state audi
tor, serving two years. He has since re.
sided on farm near Des Moines, serving
two sessions as senator from this county.
In 1885 Gov. Sherman made him acting
auditor during the suspension Of Auditor
Brown. in which trying position he retain.
ed tho full respect OF both factions.
Gen. j. b. Ricketts,, commander OF
Ricketts, battery, which made such fight
Ing reputation during the war. especially
at Gettysburg, died at his home in Wash.
ington. aged seventy years. He was born
in New York July FL, 1917. He was grad.
uated from West Point in 1889, served on
the Northern frontier during tho border
disturbance. later in the Mexican. then in
tho Seminole war, afterwards in the West
ern Indian compaigns. and finally in the
civil war. He commanded the sixth army
corps, and was wounded five times.
Miss Becarra. daughter OF the Colombian
minister at Warrington, is a beautiful
brunette and in figure resembles Mrs.
Cleveland.
At Evansville, Ind, Puster & Co. q
large furniture factory was destroyed by
fire. Loss on building and stock, $75,.
600. Insurance, $4,000.
The switchmen's national convention
at Chicago elected James L. Monaghan oil
Chicago grand master and Frank Sweeney
OF Minneapolis vice grand master.
Prince Thabuse sahoeb, a genuine East
Indian dignitary, passed through st. Paul.
He is now making a tour Of tho world, and
came from Chicago, leaving via the North.
ern Pacific for the Pacific coast. In ap.
pearance he would seem to he ''White.
chapel dude" HE harem does not &C.
company him.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed: Minnesota: W. r. Sutherland. Austin;
p: Anthony, Northdeld: Dakota: j.
bury. Wisconsin: s. Darling, Neillsville;
s: Whitaker. Wheatville; r. Morrill,,
Wonewoc; j. K. p. Coon, Merrill; T. c..
Hawkins, Shebogan Falls; N. Bell, Fond du-
Lac.
Michael Davitt left Queenstown for
America recently, purely for the benefit Of
his health. This he stated to friends be-
fore his departure, and yet the London
papers attribute it altogether to different
motives: For instance. the Times de-.
clares that Davitt is really afraid of be-.
ing Imprisoned, and that this is the reason
Tor his sudden departure. On the contra.
Kinney, NJ. P. for South Cork, who is
Davitts' medical advisor some timo ago
ordered the famous agitator to cease all
work, and take cruise in the Mediter-
anean: Davitt, however, preferred to try
the refreshing air OF the United States.
AT Port Washington, Wis.,, George Ern.
est Pfeiffer was found guilty OF the muir.
der OF Charles Tillpaugh on April q last
and few days ago Judge Sloan sentenced
him to imprisonment for life.
At Evansville Ind, the gid was the ban.
ner day OF the reunion Of the Blue and
Gray. Fully 100000 people were on the
camp ground.
Hope for the recovery of Hon. E. B.
Nashburne, ex.minister to France who
was stricken with paralysis recently
was abandoned by his physicians.
j. Az Stewart, OF Wichita, KAN, was
sentenced to seventeen years and Jour
months in the county Jail and fined $780,
500. with costs OF prosecution, for the VIC.
lation of the prohibition law.
Senator Joe Blackburns daughter,
Therese, will be married at Versailles, KY,
on Oct. II to l Tweed Steward of Gncin-
natl.
On the 23d, the following are tho losses
as lar as obtained: w. Postweiler hotel,
81, 800; J: Postweiler, building, 81 200;
J: s: McGilliveay. two buildings, $1,000;
NJ; Weber, building: 81, 900; John Weber,
saloon, $500; NJ. NJ. Post. saloon and fix
A.
Goldsmith, $500; w. R. OHearn, flour
and feed. $500; Charles Reitz, damage to
building $500; G. W. Lewis, loss OF post.
Office $500. L. Waldum. j. ohm Benson, p.
F. Lyons, Gilbertson e. Sons are all damae
ed by the heat and water, but all insured.
Rev. Josiah Marvin. P. S. NJ. OF the I. O.
o. f. OF Minnesota, died at Alstead, N. H.,
on the 10th inst, at .the age of seventy.
He was resident OF St. Paul for thirty
years. and was pastor OF the Universalist
church and state missionary of the so.
ciety. He was also prominent as an Odd
Fellow, and leaves many friends in that
city.
The detailed programme OF the presi.
dents coming trip is published.
The secretary of the treasury announces
that he will buy and ~ per cent. bonds.
The new Hennepin Avenue theater at
Minneapolis was opened with Booth and
Barrett as the attractions.
The first frost OF the season in most
parts OF Minnesota was on the 23d.
Maj. Coleman c. Simpson. the enrolling
clerk OF the United States senate, who died
OF apoplexy recently, was few days more
than tifty-seven years of age. He was an.
pointed Il clerk in Office OF the senate
by Col. John w. Forney in 1861.
Hon. John W. Cottell, of Des Moines. ia
dead.
Death OF two of tho cholera.stricken
Emigrants at New York, and others notex.
pected to live.
The late ex-United States Senator oseph
Cilley OF Nottingham, N. H., left an estate
valued at 100000.
Henry Irving, the English actor, in a let.
ter. thus speaks ofProf. Davidsons presen.
tation OF the Dpnnelly cipher narrative:
l can only say that the controversy has
always seemed to me very idle AS an OK.
ercise in surmise it may be interesting. but
to allege seriously that Bacon wrote
Shakespeare is about IA reasonable as to
say that Shakespeare wrote Bacon, or that
Queen Elizabeth wrote both. l would add
that, as Emerson says. Shakespeare is the
only biographer Of Shakespeare.
Betting on the yacht race is slightly in
favor OF the American slotp.
The coming of Michael Davitt is excit.
ing good deal of comment in Irish circles
The earnings of the Northern Pacific
were: Third week in September, S319,.
9O6.
''God Bless That Bomb" was a senti.
ment heartily applauded at meeting of
the Central Labor Union in New York.
1t is believed that the crown prince Of
Germany has had a slight relapse and that
the state of his throat is less promising.
DR.. Schwenningen, Bismarck's physician,
has gone to Constantinople, at the request
OF the sultan, to advise the ladies OF the
harem as to a regime against obesity. The
poisoper Schechtel. convicted OF the muir.
der of his first and second wives, was be.
headed atStargardt. The Empress Angus
ta went from Baden and attended the Red
Cross conference at Carlsruhe. The con.
terence approved maintaining the present
international committee with head.quar.
tiers at Geneva.
The Rev. Samuel w. Small, tho evanee.
list. has rented the house 7O2 Nineteenth
street and has moved his family to Wash.
ington which will be his home for some
time to come. He says that Washington
will be a more convenient point OF depart.
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